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Overview: Covered bridge over an old channel of Wabash River on CR 950S at Limberlost County Park
Location: Adams County, Indiana
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1862 by Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1963; closed to traffic 1974
Builder: - Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design: Howe through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 135.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.61517, -84.94083 (decimal degrees)
40°36'55" N, 84°56'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/674188/4498076 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Geneva
Inventory numbers: WGCB 14-01-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 15776 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
HAER IN-57 - Ceylon Covered Bridge, Spanning Wabash River at County Road 900 South, Geneva, Adams County, IN
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com